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Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USAi
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BedfordCity
Lawrence CountyCounty
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Indiana Limestone Co. Mill

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
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Geode cluster in Ramp Creek Formation along Indiana Hwy 37 north of Bedford

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
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Large geode in Ramp Creek Formation along Indiana Hwy 37 north of Bedford

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
01584510017272061229398.jpg
Indiana Limestone Co. Mill

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
04371050017272061222520.jpg
Geode cluster in Ramp Creek Formation along Indiana Hwy 37 north of Bedford

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
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Large geode in Ramp Creek Formation along Indiana Hwy 37 north of Bedford

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
01584510017272061229398.jpg
Indiana Limestone Co. Mill

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
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Geode cluster in Ramp Creek Formation along Indiana Hwy 37 north of Bedford

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
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PlacePopulation
Bedford13,347 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
30737
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30737:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed323 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Salem Limestone1345 - 323.2 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Palaeocapulus acutirostre
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : Palaeocapulus : Palaeocapulus acutirostre358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford,_Indiana
Wikidata ID:Q1762823
GeoNames ID:4254282

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